SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): Oregon's statewide mattress recycling initiative has successfully diverted more than 130,000 mattresses and box springs from landfills during its first full year of operation in 2025. Currently, the program runs access to free collection sites across nearly all of the state's 36 counties.
The mattress recycling initiative became fully operational in January 2025 following legislation approved by state lawmakers in 2022. Under the program, consumers purchasing new mattresses in Oregon pay a recycling fee of $22.50, which is used to support collection, transportation, and processing activities.
ALSO READ:
New Bedford Opens Swap Shop at Recycling Center to Promote Reuse
Garrett County Expands Paint Recycling Program Through PaintCare Partnership
According to program officials, it collected around 2,000 mattresses in usable condition, which in turn were refurbished for reuse. The remaining units were dismantled at processing facilities in Eugene, Portland, and Klamath Falls. Recovered materials, so as to recover materials including steel, foam, wood, and fabric, which were supplied to manufacturers for use in various products.
The program offers permanent collection locations to accept discarded mattresses. In addition, it also runs periodic community drop-off events. The main contributors of discarded mattresses are residents, followed by universities, hotels, mattress retailers, and waste removal companies.